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Chartis Europe’s new D&O liability insurance policy
Chartis Europe SA has announced the introduction of BusinessGuard Premier, a new D&O liability insurance policy. Julio A. Portalatin, President & CEO, Chartis Europe SA, said, ‘We constantly listen to our customers and track their..
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£5.6mn compensation for brain damage
A man who suffered brain damage as a result of an accident seven years ago has been awarded compensation of £5.6mn. He was hit by a motorbike as he crossed the road. As a result of the force of the impact, he sustained a shattered left leg..
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£95,000 settlement for RTA
A young woman involved in a road traffic collision has received a £95,000 settlement after she suffered serious injuries to her leg. She sustained three fractures to her right femur, a fractured hip and a broken pelvis. She was a passenger in a..
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Out of hours birth death more likely
New research has found that those born outside the normal nine to five, Monday to Friday, working hours were more likely to die. Researchers from Cambridge University found that the principle cause of death in these infants was hypoxia (lack of..
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£50,000 compensation for mid-diagnosis
Compensation of £50,000 has been paid to a woman who was mis-diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (‘IBS’) when she in fact was suffering from celiac disease. She had suffered since childhood with abdominal pain and was given to..
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ELA’s Employment Tribunal Survey 2010
The Employment Lawyers Association has carried out its Employment Tribunal Survey 2010. Around 20% of its 6,000 members replied, and of those, only 5% were ‘very satisfied’ with the service the Employment Tribunals provide, while 33%..
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BLG adds new partners from Halliwells
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (‘BLG’) has bolstered its insurance practice with a number of former Halliwells partners joining the firm in Manchester. The 17 partners have joined with immediate effect, and a significant number of other..
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ICAEW - changes to PI insurance minimum policy wording
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (‘ICAEW’) has announced its annual revisions to the minimum wording of professional indemnity insurance.
The ICAEW explained that under the PII Regulations, firms have to..
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Argo International expands D&O team
Argo International, a specialist Lloyd’s insurer, has announced the expansion of its Directors and Officers (‘D&O’) capability with the appointment of Andrew Robertson.
He will be joining from Dual Corporate Risks, where he..
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Third of injured had no health and safety induction
A telephone survey of 121 claimants who had suffered accidents or injuries at work, has found that 42 respondents, around 35%, had not been given a health and safety induction when they joined their workplace. Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons..
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Tracing Employers’ Liability Insurers
A Consultation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
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Transfer of SIF run-off claims handling function
The Law Society has announced the transfer of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (‘SIF’) run-off claims handling function from Legal & Professional Claims Ltd (‘LPClaims’) to Vision Underwriting Limited (‘Vision’)...
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Airmic calls for action on companies who fail to buy EL insurance
Airmic, the UK’s risk management association, has called on the government to come down more strongly on organisations that fail to buy employers’ liability insurance for their staff or that buy less than they are required to do.
In its..
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Brit Insurance appoints liability portfolio management underwriter
Brit Insurance has appointed Tom Taylor as liability portfolio management underwriter in its London office. He will report to Jamie McNab, UK portfolio manager for liability.
He joins Brit Insurance from Royal Sun Alliance, where he had a number of..
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Changes to SRA’s Solicitors’ Indemnity Insurance Rules
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) has made several changes to the Solicitors’ Indemnity Insurance Rules, which will take effect from 1 October 2010.
They include:
changes to the Assigned Risks Pool and successor practice..
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EC plans for reducing number of road deaths
The European Commission has adopted challenging plans to reduce the number of road deaths on Europe’s roads by half in the next 10 years. The proposed initiatives, ‘European Road Safety Policy Orientations 2011-2020’, range from..
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Equality Act guidance from Acas
Acas has launched new guidance to help businesses understand and prepare for the changes to the new single Equality Act. The new Acas guidance, ‘The Equality Act – what’s new for employers?’ demonstrates what these changes..
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£1.5mn settlement for motorcycle injury
A man who was left paralysed form the waist down after being knocked from his motorcycle has received £1.5mn in an out of court settlement. The man suffered a serious spinal injury in the incident. He had been riding his motorbike through heavy..
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Legal Services Board reviews Qualifying Insurer’s Agreement
The Legal Services Board is currently reviewing the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (‘SRA’) application for approval of the Qualifying Insurer’s Agreement 2010-11. The Law Society said it ‘continues to press for the..
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£60,000 for man hit by motorbike
A man who was knocked over whilst out walking his dog has been awarded £60,000 in compensation. The man and his dog were three-quarters of the way across a road when a motorcyclist rode into them, killing the dog and causing the man multiple..
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Thompsons responds to Young review of health and safety
Thompsons has responded to The Lord Young review of health and safety and the compensation culture by pointing out that ‘there may be a tabloid driven section of a compensation culture but all the evidence points the other way. We would..
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Employment tribunal claims increase by 56%
Claims to employment tribunals have dramatically increased this year, according to statistics for 2009-10 released by the Tribunals Service. The number of claims rose by 56% from 151,028 for 2008-9 to 236,100 for 2009-10.
The Tribunals Service said..
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Legal expenses insurers must comply with Eschig ruling
The Financial Standards Agency (‘FSA’) has written to the Legal Expenses Insurance sector asking all insurers who provide legal expenses insurance to inform us of the actions taken to ensure that the terms of their legal expenses..
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Road Safety Foundation’s annual survey
The Road Safety Foundation’s annual survey has identified that there are specific roads that are 10 times more prone to death and serious injury than others in the UK’s network. It also points out that one-third of all fatal and serious..
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Law Society and qualifying insurer documents
There was no reason to imply into the statutory scheme for the regulation of solicitors any provision or term entitling or obliging the Law Society to produce to a qualifying insurer documents emanating from a firm of solicitors into which it had..
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PI underwriter joins Argo International
Argo International, a specialist Lloyd’s insurer and subsidiary of Argo Group International Holdings, has appointed James Russell as underwriter to its Professional Indemnity team.
He joins from Heath Lambert, where he worked for the last..
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SRA’s Assigned Risks Pool strategy
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) Board has approved a strategy for the enhanced control of the Assigned Risks Pool, which provides indemnity for solicitors’ firms who have failed to obtain insurance in the market.
By the..
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Structural reform plans for Ministry of Justice
The Coalition Government has announced its Structural Reform Plans for the Ministry of Justice (‘MoJ’). Structural Reform Plans are the key tool of the Coalition Government for making departments accountable for the implementation of the..
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New government, old problems
As the new coalition Government starts to get its feet under the table, it is beginning to look at the some of the old problems facing the previous administration. Not least of these is the problem of high costs in the civil justice system. The..
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Securities lawsuit filings increase
Securities lawsuit filings have increased by 30% in the second quarter of 2010, according to a new report by Advisen Ltd., sponsored by ACE. Every major category of securities suit, including securities class action suits, breach of fiduciary duty..
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£250,000 damages for Libyan RTA
A couple who were involved in a road traffic accident whilst on holiday in Libya have been awarded damages of just under £250,000. As a part of the holiday they took part in a ‘Desert Safari’, in which they were driving over..
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Bike accident compensation
A man involved in bike accident has been awarded damages of £5,000. He was riding his bicycle when he hit a road defect and lost control of his bike. The side of the road had collapsed and was hazardous to road users. He sustained a fractured..
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Major damages for man deliberately run over
A French fisherman left severely disabled after being deliberately run over by a man following an altercation in a British pub has been awarded a lump sum of over a million pounds and an annual payment of around £50,000 for the rest of his..
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£3mn in compensation for car crash injury
A boy who was injured in a car crash has been awarded £3mn in compensation. He was seriously injured when a coach hit the car he was travelling in. He was left with a severe brain injury which meant that he would need round the clock care for..
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Family receives damages for RTA
Four members of a family who were involved in a road traffic accident have received £10,000 in damages. The road accident happened in Spain. Following the accident abroad, there was an argument over whether quantification of damages should be..
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£1.5mn in compensation for hospital delay injuries
A young boy who was left with brain damage and severe hearing impairment as a result of a hospital’s delay in diagnosis of meningitis has received approximately £1.5mn in compensation. After falling ill, he was discharged from hospital..
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Equality Act first wave planned for October
Provisions to make it easier for business to comply with discrimination law will be introduced from October, the Government Equalities Office (‘GEO’) has confirmed. The Equality Act brings together nine separate pieces of legislation..
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Professional bodies commit to equality and diversity
Commitment to equality and diversity among professional bodies is becoming more widespread and mainstream according to the results of new survey carried out by the Professional Associations Research Network (‘PARN’).
The survey results..
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Guide to UN Convention on Rights of Disabled Persons
A new guide to the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (‘UNCRDP’) has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The Commission’s guide will help disabled people to know what their rights are and how to..
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Food Standards Agency retained
Public confidence in food safety issues will be protected, as the Government has confirmed its intention to retain the Food Standards Agency (‘FSA’) with a renewed focus on food safety.
The FSA in England will focus on its core remit of..
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Compensation for slip at work
A woman who slipped on water at work and fractured the elbow of her right arm has received compensation of £3,500. The water had leaked from cooling racks and the problem had been complained about many times over five years but nothing had been..
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£10,000 in compensation over injured tear duct
A man left with an injured tear duct and permanently needing to treat his eye with lubricating drops after acid entered his right eye at work has received £10,000 in compensation.
He was injured while moving a drum of liquid acid with..
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Research into lead poisoning levels among children
Scientists at the Health Protection Agency (‘HPA’) are to team up with the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (‘BPSU’) to investigate lead poisoning levels among children in the United Kingdom and Republic of..
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£2.3mn in compensation for spinal injuries
A man who suffered spinal injuries in a road traffic accident has been awarded £2.3mn in compensation. He was a backseat passenger in a car that was hit by another car, killing the other occupants of the car and leaving him a paraplegic. As..
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Firefighter wins £80,000 settlement for unfair dismissal
A firefighter who was sacked for asking colleagues if the brigade’s ‘Calcot’ reclining chairs were hurting their backs has won an out-of-court settlement of £80,000. The man sent an email about the Greater Manchester Fire..
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US tax breaks for contingency fee lawsuits?
The American Association for Justice (‘AAJ’) has reportedly said that the US Department of Treasury is close to offering a tax break on contingency fee lawsuits. According to a report from The LegalNewsline.com, the AAJ’s director..
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Damages of £6,000 for cut hand
A man who suffered an accident at work after cutting his hand has been awarded damages of £6,000. He cut his hand on a protruding knife as he attempted to place his mug in a dishwasher at work. One of his colleagues had left a large knife with..
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Annual figures on MRSA and C. difficile
The Health Protection Agency (‘HPA’) has published its annual figures on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infections and C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) infections for England and Wales.
There were a..
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£250,000 for leg amputation
A man has secured substantial damages from an NHS Foundation Trust after part of his left leg had to be amputated following his admission to hospital with an infection in his little toe. The man was left severely disabled and reliant on his wife..
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£150,000 settlement for mesothelioma death
The widow of a man who died from mesothelioma has received a settlement of £150,000. The original solicitors instructed were not experienced in asbestos work and settled it for £10,000. After his death, the man’s widow was advised to..
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Government considering ban on claims ads
The coalition Government is reported to be considering a ban on advertisements urging people to claim compensation after accidents or injuries, according to a report in the advertising magazine, Campaign. The magazine said that a £40mn slice of..
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Damages of £825,000 for hospital failings
A man who was left paralysed after medical failings at a hospital has been awarded damages of £825,000. He was admitted to hospital complaining of neck and shoulder pain. He alleged he was left undiagnosed for five days before being transferred..
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Annual product recall survey from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Recalls of Chinese-made consumer goods in the UK jumped another 19% in the last year (to Oct 31 2009) to 63 up from 53 in the previous year, according to annual research Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (‘RPC’).
The number of consumer goods..
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